Press Release
Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli Receives 2009 ACF Achievement of
Excellence Award
St. Augustine, Fla., June 18,
2009—The American Culinary Federation (ACF) will honor
Cincinnati-based Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli with an Achievement of
Excellence Award at the 2009 ACF National Convention held at the Orlando
World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fla., July 11–14.
Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli was the only facility to receive the
award in the Pastry Shop/Bakery category, which recognizes foodservice
establishments that exemplify a commitment to excellence in their area.
Criteria for the award include being in operation for at least five
consecutive years, nomination by an ACF chapter, member or individual in
the foodservice profession, and being a recognized industry leader.
Servatti has a rich baking and pastry history that spans four
generations and can be traced back to Muenster, Germany. There, Wilhelm
Gottenbusch worked as a bakery cart driver, and his son, George, opened
Café Servatii. George’s son, Wilhelm, worked as a cook in
Austria, and eventually came to Cincinnati. Today, the family’s
rich heritage of master bakers and master pastry chefs continues.
Servatii prepares more than 450 authentic European and American recipes
each year. It offers deli and catering services, wedding cakes, breads
and breakfast items, as well as other specialty items. Servatii Pastry
Shop & Deli has nine locations in Ohio and one in Kentucky.
Chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals will attend the 2009 ACF
National Convention for its educational seminars, culinary demos,
networking and social functions, culinary competitions, meal events and
more. For information, or to attend, visit www.acfchefs.org or call (800) 624-9458.
Sponsors of the 2009 ACF National Convention are: Ajinomoto Food
Ingredients LLC; American Lamb Board; Barber Foods; Beef Products, Inc.;
BelGioioso Cheese Inc.; Bon Chef, Inc.; Bunge Oils; Butterball Farms,
Inc.; Canada Cutlery, Inc.; Cargill Salt; Chartwells; The Cheesecake
Factory Bakery, Inc.; Cleveland Range, LLC; Contessa Premium Foods;
Custom Culinary, Inc.; Demeyere Dow AgroSciences; Ecolab;
Eggland’s Best; GFF, Inc./Girard’s Dressings; Gordon Food
Service; Guittard Chocolate Co.; Hass Avocado Board; Hormel; i-cook
Professional; Indian Harvest; The International Culinary Schools at The
Art Institutes; The Investing Chef; J.R. Simplot Company; Johnson &
Wales University; La Brea Bakery; Lavazza; Le Cordon Bleu Schools North
America; Nestlé Professional; NewChef Fashion Inc.; Nueske’s
Applewood Smoked Meats; Pasta CHEF®; Pearson Education; R.L.
Schreiber, Inc.; RC Fine Foods; Victorinox Commercial Cutlery; Riviana
Foods, Inc.; Saputo Cheese; Splenda®; S&D Coffee; Tyson Food
Service; U.S. Foodservice; Unilever Foodsolutions; Vita-Mix Corp.; and
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the
premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With
more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the
culinary leader in offering educational resources, training,
apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most
comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. ACF
is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the
United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the
Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition
in children and to combat childhood obesity. For more information, visit
www.acfchefs.org.
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Contact: Leah Craig
(800) 624-9458, ext. 113
lcraig@acfchefs.net
Patricia Carroll
(800) 624-9458, ext. 147
pcarroll@acfchefs.net